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Global News Archive for March 2005:
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U.N. Official Says Sudan Is Not Getting the Aid It Was Promised
The world's failure to provide promised aid to the people of southern Sudan puts at risk a peace agreement, the United Nations' top relief official said today...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Hezbollah Declares Full Support for Syria
The move presents a direct challenge to opposition groups after Syria promised to gradually withdraw troops from Lebanon...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Italian Journalist Shot in Iraq Rejects U.S. Account
The Italian reporter rejected the American version of the incident and refused to rule out that she was intentionally targeted...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Iraqi Police Hunt Insurgents in Hilla
BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 6 - The Iraqi police carried out a series of aggressive raids over the weekend south of Baghdad, detaining several dozen people suspected of being insurgents in an effort to find those responsible for a huge suicide car bombing in Hilla last Monday, police officials said today...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
G4 album tops revamped chart show
X-Factor losers G4 celebrate topping the album charts, as Radio 1 reveals a revamped chart show...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Legal moves to stop re-offending
A bill aimed at cutting Scotland's high rates of re-offending is to be published by ministers on Monday...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Mixed outlook among UK businesses
While confidence has risen among the UK services sector, manufacturers remain less upbeat, two surveys show...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
MRSA infection rate 'lowest ever'
The government says the number of infections of the MRSA superbug in English hospitals is the lowest ever...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Golf: Woods back at number one
Tiger Woods wins the Ford Championship to reclaim the world number spot...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Poll blow for Moldovan government
Moldova's governing party loses its parliamentary majority in the general election, exit polls show...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Israeli bank 'in laundering scam'
Police arrest 22 Bank Hapoalim employees as they investigate suspected international money-laundering...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
D Boerse pulls out of takeover
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse AG withdraws from a London Stock Exchange takeover bid...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Hostage's shooting 'no accident'
Italian Giuliana Sgrena says US troops cannot have accidentally fired on her after captors freed her in Iraq...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Leader Distances Sinn Fein From Crimes
Gerry Adams used his keynote address at the party's annual conference to reiterate that the party rejects criminal activity...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Russia and the West Warily Monitor Moldova's Election
Residents of the tiny country head to the polls in an election that could further test the Kremlin's influence in the former Soviet sphere...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Iran Says It Won't Give Up Program to Enrich Uranium
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said the country would never permanently cease enriching uranium and warned the U.S. against seeking sanctions against Iran...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
The Office tops comedy show vote
The Office is voted the funniest TV show in a poll conducted to coincide with Red Nose Day...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Russians barred as Moldova votes
Moldova refuses entry to 100 Russians claiming to be election observers, as people vote in a national poll...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Pakistan queries rape acquittals
The Pakistan government is to appeal against the acquittal of five men convicted of an "honour" gang-rape...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Hypothermia 'may have killed boy'
A schoolboy found dead after attending a school disco may have been killed by the cold, say police...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Father's plea over missing woman
The father of a Bangor woman who has been missing for six days makes an emotional appeal for help in finding her...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Campaigning mother receives award
Ozlem Grimason, the mother of a two-year-old boy shot dead in Turkey, wins an award for her campaign for justice...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Howard attacks Blair's 'contempt'
Conservative leader Michael Howard accuses Tony Blair of turning on "synthetic anger" for the cameras...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
British Airways boss 'to depart'
British Airways is to part company with chief executive Rod Eddington later this year, two newspapers report...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Lib Dems vow to preserve liberty
Charles Kennedy promises to defend civil liberties as his party votes to oppose anti-terror legislation...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Jobs 'at heart of Labour success'
Gordon Brown says cutting unemployment has been Labour's biggest achievement since taking power...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
IRA claims 'will not hit SF vote'
Recent allegations about the IRA will not affect Sinn Fein's vote in elections, Martin McGuinness says...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Children's hospital closes beds
Great Ormond Street Hospital closes beds and re-schedules operations after treating too many sick children...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Rusedski wraps up British victory
Greg Rusedski beats Noam Okun to give Great Britain an unassailable lead over Israel in the Davis Cup...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Football: Blackburn beat Everton
Jonathan Stead scores the only goal as Blackburn earn an away win at Everton...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Howard pledges curriculum review
The Tories pledge to review the national curriculum and root out political correctness in schools if they take power...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Hostage fears troops targeted her
Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena believes US troops may have tried to kill her after she was released in Iraq...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Syria pullback 'to start Monday'
The redeployment of Syrian troops in Lebanon will start on Monday, the Lebanese defence minister says...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Opposition pressed on terror plan
The government challenges the Lib Dems and Tories to "make their minds up" over new anti-terror plans...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Blockbuster sticks to hostile bid
Blockbuster, the world's largest video rental company, says it will not back down from its hostile takeover attempt, despite US antitrust criticism...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Lib Dems call for Iraq withdrawal
The Lib Dems call for Iraq troop withdrawal by the end of 2005 and vote to oppose anti-terror laws...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Persian blogging round the globe
For Iranians living outside of Iran, the internet has become a lifeline to contact friends and family back home...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Moldova bars Russians before poll
Moldova refuses entry to 100 Russians claiming to be election observers, as voting starts in a national poll...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Iraq sets day for assembly meet
Officials say the first session of Iraq's newly elected assembly will be held on 16 March...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Adams reiterates McCartney appeal
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams repeats his appeal for those behind Robert McCartney's murder to come forward...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Dounreay waste claims dismissed
Claims that the Dounreay nuclear plant was being run with a "reckless" disregard for public health are dismissed...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Lord Carey backs royal wedding
The former Archbishop of Canterbury voices his support for Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla Parker Bowles...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
China warns against Taiwan ties
China warns that it will not tolerate the US and Japan including Taiwan in any security alliance...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Brown to pledge 'prudent' budget
Gordon Brown is expected to announce a "prudent" pre-election budget free from voter-friendly cash giveaways...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Syria pullout plan 'not enough'
The US says a Syrian offer for a gradual withdrawal from Lebanon is insufficient, and demands a full pullout...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
DJ Vance dies after stroke
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance dies at the age of 63 after suffering a stroke...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Howard wants curriculum review
The Tories pledge to root political correctness out of the nation's schools...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Pope gives blessing from hospital
John Paul II gives a silent blessing to pilgrims outside his Rome hospital during Sunday's Angelus prayer...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Al-Qaeda 'has 200 on UK streets'
London's former police chief says up to 200 individuals trained by al-Qaeda are operating in Britain...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Unexpected Whiff of Freedom Proves Bracing for the Mideast
A similar mixture of anticipation and dread has emerged as the Middle East enters uncharted political and social territory...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Ukraine's Security Chief Says Ex-Official Killed Himself
Oleksandr Turchinov said the former interior minister, Yuri Kravchenko, had shot himself twice in the head, refuting speculation that he had been murdered...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Britain's Mainstream Muslims Find Voice
The Iraq war and its aftermath have helped galvanize a group of mainstream British Muslims to find its voice and make demands...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Rule Change Lets C.I.A. Freely Send Suspects Abroad to Jails
The process has been central in U.S. efforts to disrupt terrorism, but has been criticized by human rights groups...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Italian Reporter Arrives in Rome Amid Questions
Giuliana Sgrena, who was shot by U.S. soldiers after being released by kidnappers in Baghdad, returned amid anger at the U.S. and Italy's continued involvement in Iraq...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Syria Offers Gradual Pullback of Its Troops From Lebanon
President Bashar al-Assad plans to order a gradual pullback to Lebanese territory near Syria's borders...
New York Times - March 6, 2005
Scientists unearth early skeleton
Scientists working in Ethiopia say they have found the oldest fossil of human's earliest walking ancestors...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Schoolboy found dead after disco
A 15-year-old boy who went missing after a school disco is found dead in a snow covered field...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Education takes the election stage
The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the role education may have in the forthcoming election...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Blair 'up for it' ahead of poll
Tony Blair tells The Observer that his personal standing has become an issue, but warns that no other leader...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Quake mother waits for body
A woman who lost her family in the Asian tsunami has condemned a delay in returning her son's body home...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
F1: Fisichella wins Australia GP
Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella dominates the first race of the Formula One season...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
TV football 'corrupts children'
A leading head teacher is due to tell conference that football is a bad example to children, and should be shown on TV after the 9pm watershed...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
Body of Italy agent returns home
The coffin bearing the body of an Italian agent, shot by US troops in Iraq after releasing a hostage, arrives in Rome...
BBC News - March 6, 2005
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